Special Issue: The Turn to Podcasts as a Mass Campaign Medium Special Issue
“As political leaders embrace podcasts and other aural media several issues may emerge. By circumventing traditional media, politicians may appear on friendly podcasts to avoid the adversarial nature of journalistic interviews and real-time fact-checks. The informal style of podcast discussions is often discussed as a benefit of the medium for both politicians and audiences. Yet, this informality may further blur the lines between celebrity and public figure, policy and personality. These issues point to podcasts’ incomplete promise as a public sphere.”
Deadline: 2025-04-06T06:59:00Z